Handle for baskets.



E. G. HANNON.

HANDLE FOR: BASKETS.

APPLICATION I'ILED n13.2s, 190s.

913,885, Patnted Mar. 2, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD G. HANNON, OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA.

HANDLE FOR BASKETS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. HANNON, a citizen of the United States,and resident of New Albany, in the county of Floyd and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handles forBaskets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more especially to handles forcheaper grades ofbaskets or carrying receptacles and has for its objects to providehandles for such receptacles which will be superior to the usual type ofsplint handle, but which will nevertheless be cheap and easy ofattachment and at the same time will be collapsible or foldable forconvenience when the handle is not in use, as for instance, at time ofshipment.

My invention comprises a grip preferably of wood or equivalent rigidmaterial which may be cut to the desired length in very largequantities, and straps of metal or other equivalent pliable members forconnecting the ends of the grip with the basket or receptacle which mayalso be provided at comparatively small expense in large numbers bymerely cuttin a suitable grade of sheet metal into stri s of suitablewidth and length. The rigi grips afford a comfortable handhold throughwhich to support the receptacle and the pliable connectm stra s, beingof e ual len th, automatica 1y a just themse ves under the tensionimposed by the weight of the receptacle so that the handle assumes a proer position relatively to the receptacle, an retain the form into whichthey are bent, sufficiently to prevent disen- 'agement of the loo ed endfrom the staple, by moving inward rom the end or drawing the short endof the loop through the staple. Whena pair of such handles is used, asis preferabl the case in most uses for which the ban e is adapted, thepositions of the two handles are automatically rendered symmetricalunder the weight and support the receptacle in horizontal position.

The straps are preferably secured to the grips through the medium ofstaples inserted a s ort distance from the ends, in the u per surfacesof the grips and loops formed by bending the ends of the straps uponthemselves, and engaging the staples with the short ends of the loopsimpinged between the bodies of the straps and the end of the grip beyondthe staple thereby preventing them from drawing out under an excessiveload.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 28, 1906.

Patented March 2, 1909.

Serial No. 803,480.

The sustaining ower of the grips is augmented and the loa on the staplelargely relieved by having the grips of such length that the weight ofthe receptacle bends the portions of the straps extending to thereceptacle sharply across the ends of the grips when the handle is used.The straps are connected to the receptacle pivotally and the relation ofthe oint of attachment and their length is such that the handles may befolded over the ends of the receptacles and it tightly thereto forconvenience in nesting the baskets for shipment or packing the basketsin crates when in use and the length of the grips is also selected withregard to this condition of use so as not to protrude far enough at theends to provide objectionable shoulders or projections.

The invention will be fully understood upon reference to theaccompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a side View of a baskethaving a pair of handles constructed in accordance with my invention andin position for use in supporting the receptacle; Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the same with one of the handles extended vertically and the otherfolded around the end of the basket; and Figs. 3, 4, and 5, are detailperspective views showing respectively the end of the grip with itsattaching staple, the loop end of one of the straps, and the attachmentof the strap to the grip.

A. represents a receptacle which, for purposes of illustration is shownin the form of a common type of splint basket and B rep resents handlesapplied thereto and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Each handle B comprises a grip 1, and

straps 2 connecting the grip to the receptacle. The grip is preferablyof wood or eqliluvalent rigid material, and provided a s ort distancewithin its ends and upon its upper surface with staples 8, referablypassing through the grip and clenc 16d upon its under side, while thestraps are provided with loops 4 with short ends 5 that are passedthrough the staples 3 in position to be impinged between the body of thestrap 2 and the ends 6 of the grip which extend beyond the staples 3.The connection of the straps 2 with the receptacle is preferably throughthe medium of rivets or nails 7. The points of attachment 7 are solocated as to afford steady support to the receptacle and the length ofthe straps 2 is so selected with regard to the points of attachment asto permit the handles to fold down over the ends of the basket and causethe grips l to be held closely to said ends when the handles are thusfolded.

The length of the grip 1, as will be seen in the drawing, is such th'atit will not protrude far enough at the'ends of the basket to makeobjectionable projections or shoulders but is of sufiicientlength tocause the metal straps to form a bight over the ends of the grip, underthe weight of the receptacle and in addition to increasing the securityof the loop, to greatly relieve the staple from the load.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A basket comprising a suitable receptacle, a grip, staples projectingfrom the upper face of the grip and arranged transversely thereto atpoints inward from the ends thereof, and sheet-metal straps each securedat one end to the basket and free at the other end, said straps beingpliable to adapt said free ends to be passed over and through thestaples and clamped to the grip between the body of the strap and theend of the grip by I means of the weight of the burden,

. 2. A receptacle having a fiat grip, staples projecting upward frompoints thereof within its ends, and flat pliable straps pivotallyconnected at one end with the receptacle and having their outer freeends passed over and through said staples, thence outwardly between theends of the grip and the bodies of the straps in such manner as to clampthe straps to the grip by means of the weight of the receptacle.

3. A basket comprising a suitable receptacle, the thin hand gripextending transversely of the basket and restricted in length to withinthe width of the basket, and the thin pliable straps each having one endpiv otally connected with the basket and the other end attached to theupper face of the grip at a point within the ends thereof, saidattachment being maintained automatically by the pull on the straps,said straps extending from the points of attachment outward over theends of the grip, and downward to form a bight between which and theends of the grip, the outer free ends of the straps are.

clamped.

The foregoing specification signed at Louisville, Ky., this 19th day ofFebruary, 1906.

EDWARD G. HANNON.

In presence of two witnesses DANIEL P. YOUNG, HENRY W. SANDERS.

